FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Further Information Contact:
Beth Ricciardi, U.S. Ice Sports Complex 618-398-4600 ex. 109 bethricciardi@corehockey.com
Nancy Rogers, St. Louis Curling Club 636-376-0776 stlcurlers@yahoo.com
Season Opens November 5th for First Ever St. Louis Curling Club;
Lessons, Open Play and League Play Available for All Skill Levels
U.S. Ice Sports Complex and St. Louis Curling Club bring
Olympic Sport to Area
October 27, 2010 (Fairview Heights, IL) – Every four years, television viewers around the world are fixed to their screens taking in the most curious sport of the Olympic Winter Games. Local curling fans need not set their DVRs for Sochi 2014 to see their favorite teams sweeping the ice. The St. Louis Curling Club is open for play at the U.S. Ice Sports Complex in Fairview Heights, IL.
Friday nights at 6:45 p.m., beginning November 5th, the U.S. Ice Sports Complex and the St. Louis Curling Club will offer lessons in stone throwing (delivery), sweeping and most importantly, how to stay standing on the ice. Leagues are forming now, but you don’t have to join a team to join in the fun.
“Curling is a very social sport," says Nancy Rogers, St. Louis Curling Club President. “We’ll cover the basics during our Friday night lessons and introduce new fans to the sport. You can learn how to play in an hour and then spend the rest of your life perfecting the game.”
Curling is a game of strategy, often compared to chess. Two teams of four are pitted against each other as they maneuver 42 pounds of solid granite across the ice and onto a bull’s-eye target using brooms to scrub the ice to keep the rock from veering off course. A game is made up of 10 ends (like innings). An end consists of each member of both teams shooting two stones across the ice. For each stone closer to the center of the target than any of the opponent’s, one point is scored.
For scheduling and registration information for a Learn to Curl class, pick-up game or joining league play, visit the U.S. Ice Sports Complex website, www.usicesports.com or call 618-398-4600 ex. 109. Class sizes are limited and no prior experience or equipment is necessary. The St. Louis Curling Club is a member of the United States Curling Association.